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Transcript of The Wayland News June 2013
in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.com Issue Number 201 - June 2013
Well done to the choir of Watton
Westfield Infant and Nursery School, who
were the best in their class at the North
Norfolk Music Festival in Cromer on
Friday 10th May. They were the only
school choir to be honoured with the
‘Commended’ grade, from the
adjudicators.
The picture above shows the winning
choir, who went on to celebrate their
achievement with a picnic on Cromer pier
and a visit to the Cromer lifeboat.
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Choir win
the ‘Best in Class’ at the North Norfolk Music Festival
Town Team
Classic Car Day
The Watton Town Team’s June event will
be held on June 23rd when we will be
hosting the start of the Sporting Car Club
of Norfolk’s Midsummer Classic Car
Run. More than 100 cars from every
generation and from across the region will
gather in our High Street. Visitors to our
Town will be able to view this selection of
Cars before the entrants set off on their
run around the County. These cars will
begin to arrive in Town from 9.00am.
After the competitors for the Mid-Summer
Classic Rally have departed we will again
fill the Street with another wonderful
selection of Cars which will be taking part
in “The People’s Choice Car Show”. This
group of cars will be in the street until
2.30pm. Visitors are invited to fill in their
voting papers to choose the “Three Cars
they would most like in their garage”. The
winning voters will get a short ride in a
choice of exciting cars.
In addition to all the wonderful Classics
on display there will be an F1 Lotus
kindly loaned by Classic Team Lotus and
a Replica 917 Porsche Le Mans Car. An
Auto-jumble will be in our Market place.
Our Bars and Cafes will all be open along
with
many of
our retail
outlets
and there
will be
live
music
Although the High Street will be closed to
traffic during the day, all of the car parks
will be accessible apart from the Vets car
park which will be closed form late
Saturday night to 11am on Sunday.
If you would like to take part in the Car
Show please contact Chris Edwards on
01953 881 234 or
The Wayland News Page 2 News
Holy Cross Church, Caston
Congratulations to Hazel and Gerry Tortice
Hazel and Gerry Tortice celebrated
their Diamond Wedding Anniversary
at a meal at the Griston Waggon and
Horses, surrounded by family and
friends recently. Well known in the
town and to all Wattonians, Hazel and
Gerry have 8 Children, 19
Grandchildren and 16 Great
Grandchildren.
Breccles
Hall -
Thank You Well over 500 people visited
Breccles Hall gardens on Sunday
12th May and enjoyed the
privilege of walking around the
gardens and grounds of this
beautiful Elizabethan hall. Craft
and plant stalls and interesting
information about the history of
the gardens, lunches, teas and a
walk along the small river and
meadows, added to the
enjoyment. In spite of
disappointing cool, windy and
rainy weather and an important
match at Norwich City to
compete with, we raised
£1,665.00 for St. Margaret’s
church, Breckles, to which a
promise of an additional £750
will be provided by Barclays
Bank through their Barclays
Match funding Scheme. Thank
you to Barclays Bank, our
sponsors, helpers and not least, to
all our visitors, for such a
successful outcome.
Caston
School
Recycling We have a clothes recycling bin
on the premises and welcome any
unwanted clothes, shoes and
household linen in any condition.
The school raises good funds
from this, so please help us.
We also raise funds for the school
and the church by collecting
newspapers. So please instead of
putting these in your bin take
them to Church Farm and place
them in the big blue bin in the
farm yard or drop them into
school and we will take them for
you.
Mid Norfolk
Family History
Society Wednesday 19th June at 7.30
Researching a Single Surname
Our speaker is Derek Palgrave,
who is the President of The Guild
of One-Name Studies.
www.one-name.org/guild.html
This aspect of Family History
means you would look for all
connections with your surname
and is clearly not usually
followed by people with popular
surnames, unless it is restrict to an
area such as a county.
Wednesday 17th July at 7.30
My Ancestor was a Miller
Clearly that title may put you off
but Laurie Page will show what
resources he has used to research
his family, and how it can be used
for other occupations. This is of
interest to enable us to understand
more about the life of our
ancestors after we have
discovered their births, marriages
and deaths.
Both events: at Trinity Church
Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham,
NR19 2EP - Non members £2
including tea and coffee.
Through The
Garden Gate The whole village of Caston will be
welcoming visitors on Saturday 29 and
Sunday 30 June. On the Saturday, at
least twelve residents will be opening
their gardens. Gardens range from the
long established, with mature ponds
and trees, to those at properties less
than five years old.
Co-ordinator of the open gardens and
flower festival weekend is Caston
resident, Mrs. Lois Gill. Lois is a keen
gardener and an experienced flower
arranger. She is in demand as a
NAFAS (National Association of
Flower Arrangement Societies)
qualified National Demonstrator,
Speaker, Teacher, and Judge. Lois has
judged at Chelsea and other RHS
shows, and her talent has been
recognised with a medal three times at
Chelsea. She has demonstrated her
floral art skills to audiences all over the
country and abroad.
The theme for the flower festival is
‘Through the Garden Gate’. Villagers
have been busy for months preparing
the infrastructure which will transform
the church. Thousands of blooms and
plants will be fitted together to create a
garden jigsaw INSIDE the thatched
Holy Cross Church. Be prepared for
lots of surprises!
Caston Church of England primary
school will be showing off its outdoor
classroom, created next to a pond and
wildlife area. The whole school has a
green ethos, with any food scraps
being fed to the school’s Caston-reared
chickens which provide the school
with eggs!
And there’s more! The village will be
hosting craft displays and art and
photographic exhibitions. (Caston
camera club is one of the most popular
photographic societies in Norfolk). On
the Saturday, a Japanese garden will be
open for a guided tour and Lois Gill
will be giving floral art demonstrations
in her garden. Caston has become a
village of bakers, with many residents
sharing in the rota to produce lots of
home-made fare for the well-
patronised weekly Friday morning
‘Drop In’ at the Village Hall. Visitors
will be able to buy such goodies at the
various refreshment stops throughout
the weekend. There will be plants for
sale on the Saturday and the whole
weekend will be topped off by a joyous
‘Songs of Praise’ service at 6pm on
Sunday.
Wayland News readers will know that
Caston is a small, rural village. It lies
in a mainly arable farming area, and
has a church dating from the 1300s, a
pretty village green, a well-used village
hall and a primary school. The village
sign on the green shows mediaeval
pilgrims en route to the Walsingham
Shrine stopping off for refreshment at
nearby Church Farm.
Despite its rural character, Caston is
not a sleepy community, but a thriving,
lively village. In 2012, Caston won the
Eastern Daily Press ‘Pride in Norfolk’
award for the under-500 category. The
judges commented on the ‘buzz’ of the
village. No doubt they were impressed
by the community spirit, the wealth of
activities in the village and many
examples of villagers pulling together
to support the church, primary school,
village hall, individuals and charities.
Tickets for the open gardens are a very
reasonable £5 each; children are free,
and there is even an early bird discount
(tickets £4) if you book by June 1!
Admission to the Flower Festival is
free, but donations are invited.
Proceeds will go to Caston Church
heating fund, the Village Hall
renovation fund and the East Anglian
Air Ambulance. Contact Lynne on
01953 483640 (for tickets).
CASTON VILLAGE FETE Saturday, 1st June 2pm Chase Farm, The Street, Caston
Watton Silver Band, Sideshows Stalls, tombolas, Grand Draw Vintage Tractors and displays Books, bottles, cakes, plants
bric-a-brac, Ice-creams, BBQ and refreshments.
All proceeds to Holy Cross Church, Caston
News The Wayland News Page 3
Dance Away at the Queens Hall Ballroom, Latin and Sequence
dancing at the Queen's Hall,
8 p.m. to 11 p.m. admission £4
June 1st, July 6th,
August 3rd, Sept 7th
Carbrooke
Heritage
Group We would like to thank Jan Godfrey
for the lovely presentation of ‘An
Ocean Apart’. She chatted about her
memories of Carbrooke school during
the 1940’s particularly the effect that
the arrival of 7000 American
servicemen had on the area, and their
links and kindnesses to the pupils of
the school. The talk took place in the
school, which has changed
dramatically during the past 60 years.
In 1944 Lt. Col. Field wrote to his
relative Leona Robbins aged 11, in
Norfolk Virginia USA, asking her
whether she might send a few bits and
pieces to the war-deprived children of
Carbrooke. Not only did she send little
gifts, she wrote letters to, and replied
to each letter sent to her by the
Carbrooke children. A friendship
began between Leona, Carbrooke
school children and Mary Norton,
(Headmistress) which would last to
the end of the war, and a collection of
letters, donated to the Library of
Norfolk Virginia by Leona, which she
recently rediscovered in her mothers
attic! (Jan has made a copy of the
letters, bound them into booklets, and
donated them to the Heritage Group, a
copy will also go to the school. The
Heritage copies will be available to
study in the Heritage corner, in the
church. If you or any of your relatives
attended the school during the 1940’s
it is likely you will find one of their
letters there.
The wartime friendship has lasted
until today, with American
servicemen and their families
returning back to the area to visit old
friends and places. Jan also described
the people who were an inspiration to
Carbrooke children at the time, and
encouraged them on, such as Rev.
George Chambers who has been
mentioned before, and Headmistress
Mary Norton, who kept an amazing
wartime diary in the school log,
perhaps this information could give us
a new project to work on. A very
enjoyable evening.
On June 20th at 7pm in the school, we
will be hosting a Family History
workshop, run by Mark Ward. Family
History is an incredibly popular hobby
at the moment, although knowing how
or where to make a start is a bit of a
minefield. Mark will explain how to
get started, also using computers and
the internet, (which must be one of the
greatest benefits to Family
Historians). If you have already made
a start on your own family history,
please come along , as we can all offer
advice to help each other, or exchange
information, you may even meet some
of your distant or not so distant
relatives, who can help you along with
your research!
At Carbrooke Village Fete on 22nd,
we will be manning a stall, where we
will display some of our documents
and photos. We have also arranged
for, ‘The Age of Chivalry’ group
based in Ovington, to come along and
display some amazing Medieval
combat skills, this will be really
exciting, and they will be available to
answer questions on the subject, and
display some of their equipment.
Next Meeting: 18 June 7pm in
Carbrooke Church. All welcome.
Web: www.carbrookehistory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Carbrooke History and Heritage
Rare opportunity to walk around Scoulton Mere
On Sunday June 2nd at 2.30.pm there
will be the rare opportunity to take a
guided walk round Scoulton Mere.
The Mere is closed to the public but
the owner has generously agreed to
open it on this occasion to raise funds
for the village church.
Admission is by ticket only. The price
of these is only £6, which includes a
Barbecue after the walk.
The circumference of the Mere is
about one and a half to two miles.
There is also a walk of about a
quarter of a mile from the car park
at the Village Hall (no parking at the
Mere).
The walk will leave Scoulton
Village Hall at 2.30 in the afternoon.
Walkers should be prepared for an
uneven path that may be wet.
Tickets are available from Margaret
Marham 01953 483758, Gill Hunt
01953 850659 or Nigel and Yvonne
Webster.
Councillor's
Chat With Cllr Claire Bowes
I'd like to begin by congratulating
Watton Town Team on the success
of their first series of events. The
Wedding Show, Bike Show and
Book Fair all generated a lot of
interest and each created its own
unique atmosphere in the High
Street. The Town Team work hard
putting each event together and
deserve all the support residents can
give them to help promote and raise
the profile of our Town. The next
event will be a Classic Car Rally on
23rd June. Also organised by the
Town Team is the Entrepreneurs
Market. If you have a new business
to promote or a hobby you wish to
turn into a business why not
consider a stand on the monthly
market? It could be the window you
need. Contact Beryl Bunning on
01953881265.
Turning to Breckland Council
matters, the past year has again been
one of ongoing challenge. The
reality is that finances are very
limited and that the grant from
central government is going to
continue to decrease. We are going
to have to continue to find
innovative ways of balancing our
budgets whilst striving to maintain
the front line services that residents
value. The overwhelming message
from the ‘Could We Should We’
public consultation, from those that
responded, was that they would
rather pay slightly more in Council
Tax than pay for services such as
Car Parking. We have taken
account of the responses in setting
our budget for 2013/14 and will
continue, wherever possible, to do
so. By raising the Council Tax less
than 10p a week for a Band D,
Breckland still maintains the lowest
District Council Tax in the country.
Council achievements in the past
year saw assets and property
achieving an end of year let of 97%.
Around 2.1m was raised from
commercial property.
Play areas in the town were
transferred from Breckland to
Watton Town Council and were
fully refurbished with £66,781
obtained by Breckland through a
106 agreement.
Breckland and it's Councillors led
on the Big Switch and Save
initiative across Norfolk and
residents who signed up have been
able to realise significant energy
savings.
Our local district authority area was
also recognised as having one of the
lowest crime rates in the Country in
a report from the Institute of
Economics and Peace. There was a
26% reduction in antisocial
behaviour to 31 March 2012 and
then a further 14% to date. This is
the third year in a row that
Breckland has seen double figure
reduction in ASB.
If you are a community group or
organisation who could benefit from
finance for a building project have
you considered Norfolk County
Council's Community Construction
Fund? The fund has been created to
enable communities to get building
projects off the ground that will
make a real difference to local life.
An award of £9,200 for the chapel
roof at the Christian Community
Centre in Watton is an example.
You need to be a formally
constituted body to apply to the
fund. This includes organisations
such as town and parish councils,
charities, voluntary and community
groups, neighbourhood boards and
sports clubs. Churches, schools and
other similar bodies may also apply.
Grants from £100 to £100,000 are
available and there have already
been two round of applications. The
third round is likely to be in
September so if you are interested
please look out for further
information over the summer or
contact the Norfolk Community
Foundation Grants Team on 01603
623958 or email
For comprehensive information on
all things ranging from business and
community funding, grants, keep fit,
holiday(half term) activities, leisure
see http://bit.ly/12nUtCI or contact
myself on 07789796937 or
Breckland Council on 01362695333
Finally, I'd like to sign off with a
word of thanks to John Rogers,
former County Councillor for
Watton. I have valued John's
straight forward approach and
prompt help with matters relating to
County Council over the last few
years. He has always been a strong
advocate for the town and the
Wayland area and would not have
been one to miss an opportunity to
speak out on local issues at County
Hall, putting community and local
needs before party politics.
Please feel free to contact me on
07789796937
on Twitter @ClaireBowes
The Wayland News Page 4 News
A Matter Of
History by Ken Knowles
We parked just off the road at
Stow Bedon, donned our walking
boots, and set off southwards
down the footpath, following the
sign by the gate. The ladies in our
small party were most intrigued
by the notice indicating that this
was part of the East Anglian
Pingo Trail, and a few minutes
had to be spent explaining the
meaning of the term, and that it
referred to the series of ponds left
by the last ice age, some
thousands of years ago.
But nearly all the male members
of the walking group had their
minds on a much more recent part
of our local history, for this
footpath was all that remains of
the railway that fifty years ago
connected our part of Norfolk
with the outside world, and indeed
we were already
walking alongside
what used to be one of
the platforms of the
old Stow Bedon
station.
It has long been
recognised that, while
there is little female
interest in things to do
with rail-based
transport, men find the
subject fascinating,
and even when little
boys are hardly out of
their prams, their
favourite toy would be
a model train set.
So it was that, while
the women spent their
time looking for
ponds, we men were
eagerly scanning the
surroundings for any
traces of the old line
that might still be
found.
Obviously there was not much left
of the old system, the only
prominent remaining feature being
the line of fencing posts forming
the lateral boundaries of the track-
way, for even after fifty years of
neglect this was still easily
recognisable, being of the
standard for such fencing used on
railways throughout the land.
Of course we kept our eyes peeled
for any artefacts that might still be
lurking in the undergrowth,
though we knew that most of
these would have been rescued by
one or other of the many railway
preservation groups and placed in
museums, but nevertheless
occasionally old things of interest
can still be found, such old
gradient posts or metal notice-
boards spelling out the fines that
would be payable by trespassers
on railway property.
Naturally our conversation dwelt
mainly on the subject of why
this railway, together with many
others in Norfolk and elsewhere
had to be closed down, and the
name of Dr. Beeching featured
prominently in the discussion.
Our thoughts went back two
hundred or so years, when the
main means of transport was by
horse and cart, which meant that
any journey of more than about
twenty miles would take a whole
day. A measure of relief was
afforded by the invention of
canals, though there were not
very many in East Anglia, but
canals themselves were to be
superseded by the invention of
steam locomotion.
As soon as folks realised they
could travel at unheard of
speeds, such as twenty miles per
hour, everyone wanted to travel
by train, and destinations that
were previously considered too
far away could now be well
within reach.
As for trade, there was the
advantage that the horse and cart
would now only be needed for the
short journey to a local station,
from where the goods could be re-
loaded on to a train, before being
transported to anywhere in the
country in a fraction of the time
previously required.
Businessmen everywhere realised
that if their towns were to
compete with the rest of the
country they would need to be
part of the railway network, and
the burghers of Swaffham, Watton
and Thetford were no exception.
So it was that our local line came
into being about 150 years ago,
and like on nearly every other
line, these main towns had their
own stations, while other halts
were provided intermediately
every five miles or so. Since it
was easier to obtain the necessary
land in un-populated areas nearly
all stations were situated away
from existing properties, as can
still be seen in most towns, where
hardly ever was the railway
station near the centre.
For some time all went well,
particularly with the freight side
of the organisation, but as time
went by the novelty began to fade
as folks realised they did not want
to visit Swaffham or Thetford
very often, with the result that
passenger figures dropped
considerably, except on market
days. Thus traffic declined
continually, though temporarily
boosted by army use during the
First World War, only to fade
away again, to be rescued once
more by the next war, with the
establishments of so many
airfields all over East Anglia.
Meanwhile the development of
motor transport was the final
blow, for folks were now offered
bus services, often from outside
their own front doors, or began to
invest in their own cars, thus
making train journeys virtually
obsolete.
The point was soon reached when
the number of railway staff
needed to run the line, paltry as it
was, usually exceeded the number
of passengers transported.
The situation became so bad that,
in the words of a train guard
interviewed on Radio Norfolk,
“there were no passengers that
morning, but at Holme Hale a lady
came on to the platform and gave
me a couple of bob, and asked me
to collect her shoes from the
menders in Swaffham. And I
sometimes brought bread or milk
for other ladies.
And in the appropriate season the
driver would pull up near
Quidney, so that we could pick
mushrooms from a local field”.
So, if this was typical of most
rural railways, it was no wonder
that something had to be done, so
Dr. Beeching was called in to
make a report on the situation, and
although his conclusions led to the
closure of so many branch lines,
and for which he has been vilified
to this day, the poor man was only
doing his job, and had no option
but to tell the nation the truth.
The railways that are left to us
today are much faster and more
comfortable, though also more
crowded, but rail enthusiasts
find them less exciting than the
old steam-hauled ones, which
oozed power and action, as
compared with diesel or electric
engines, which look exactly the
same when static or in motion.
It is strange that fifty years on
from the great closures there are
calls for lines to be re-opened in
various parts of the country, while
railway buffs operate various
short stretches of line in the old
form, such as those from Dereham
to Wymondham, and Sheringham
to Holt, besides many others
around the country.
Yes, we lost a lot of railways, but
gained a host of wonderful
footpaths.
Norfolk County Council’s
‘Apprenticeships Norfolk’ team visited
Wayland on Wednesday 15th May. A
glossy black Apprenticeships Norfolk
bus was parked prominently outside
Wayland House in Watton High Street,
home to the Wayland Partnership
between 10am and 4pm.
The event was arranged in response to
a request from The Wayland
Partnership to the Employment &
Skills Team at Norfolk County
Council who requested that the bus,
along with County Council experts
and providers, come to Watton to
encourage more people to consider
apprenticeships. This request was in
recognition that at the time, Watton
and Wayland had not been included
in the event schedule and as always,
the Partnership wanted to ensure that
Wayland residents and businesses did
not miss out on an opportunity.
As part of the event and throughout the
day apprenticeship providers were based
in Wayland House offering information
and advice to businesses and young
people. Local Wayland business
representatives were invited to come
along to find out more about the
advantages of apprenticeships.
In addition, during the morning four
catering apprentices from Poultec
Training Services from Mattishall
were on board the bus preparing a
buffet lunch under the supervision of
their trainer and to meet employers
hopefully to impress them and show
what apprentices can achieve and how
and apprentice might benefit their
business. Business representatives
who came along on the day enjoyed
the lunch prepared by the apprentices.
Trish Judson, Children's Services
Employment and Skills Manager at
Norfolk County Council said “For the
young person it is a great way to earn
while they learn, gaining some
important skills in the world of work.
The apprenticeship often leads to a
permanent position within that
business or at the very least they have
had some real life work experience
which will boost their CV.
Iain Cockburn, Centre Manager at
The Wayland Business Centre based
at Wayland House, Watton, home to
the Wayland Partnership, said: “The
Wayland Partnership was delighted to
work with the Employment & Skills
Team at Norfolk County Council and
other providers to host this
Apprenticeship Awareness Event.”
“We wanted to ensure that the young
people of Wayland were given the
opportunity aware of all of the
choices available to them as they
prepare to enter the workplace.”
“We plan to keep the initiative going
on a local level and will now be
speaking to local stakeholders to see
what can be arranged.”
Apprenticeships Norfolk in Watton Watton Craft Market Thank you for everyone who came to the Watton
Craft Market at the Queens Hall in May. It was great
seeing some new faces. We raised £42.20 for the
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. (E.A.C.H). The
next event is on 1st June. Along with the regular
stalls of locally hand made items including cards,
knitwear, wooden items, jewellery, textiles,
photography and craft supplies. New this month will
be cushions, glass flowers, crystals handbags, water
colour pictures and stonecraft. Opening times will
be 9.30am to 2pm and admission will be free
although a donation for East Anglia’s Children’s
Hospices would be appreciated.
Refreshments with home made cakes and hot
lunches will be served by the Thetford based charity
ASD - Helping Hands. Please come and have a
coffee or lunch and support these good cause.
If you require any further information please
e-mail [email protected].
Ovington
Village Fete
Saturday 8th June Ovington Village welcome you all to our Annual
Fete. From 1.00pm until 4.00pm you can come and
enjoy the Games, Competitions, Tombolas &
Refreshments, Raffle, Hand Massage, Sales of
Bric-a-Brac, Cakes, Plants & Gifts and Books &
Toys and grab a Burger from the BBQ!! Come
along and join in the fun and maybe even Splat-a-
Rat or two!!
News The Wayland News Page 5
DEREHAM & DISTRICT
CAT ADOPTION CENTRE
Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP
Rehoming Cats and Providing Advice & Help
With Neutering
OPEN 7 Days a Week 11am to 3pm
Telephone . . .
01362 687 919
Watton Town Team Book Search competition winner Alfie Thomas (4) with
his mum Sue Marsham receiving the prize from event organiser Jean Williams.
Well done Alfie Thomas!
Stan Hebborn is the elected County
Councillor for the Watton Division,
having been elected on 2nd May at the
County Council elections. Watton
Division comprises Watton,
Carbrooke, Ovington, Caston and
Griston. The Wayland News has
invited Mr Hebborn to write a County
Councillors column every 3 months to
help keep the electorate aware of what
is going on.
This is Cllr Hebborn's introduction.
I moved to Watton 2 years ago after
retiring from the Police in Surrey and I
work part-time for the International
Law firm Linder Myers. My wife and I
were attracted to Watton by the
locality and the friendliness of the
local population. I have family up this
way and have always considered the
possibility of living in Norfolk or
Suffolk and we are pleased to have
settled here in Watton. I am married
and have two grown up children. I
served in the Royal Air Force for 14
years and 21 years as a Police Officer.
As a Police Officer, I served in various
roles, but the most enjoyable and
challenging was Chairman of the
Surrey Police Federation. (Police Staff
Association) Having spent many years
as a Divisional representative I was
elected chair and catapulted into an
extremely political and authoritative
position, negotiating local conditions
of service for Officers and giving
appropriate guidance and
representation to Officers who were
under investigation.
Having ‘semi-retired’ I thought that I
would not get involved in anything
and just keep to myself, but after only
a few months I found that I wanted to
get involved in the Community and
had the time to give something back. I
have become the Breckland
coordinator for a National Charity, and
am currently teaching a group of local
Air Cadets to play the bagpipes!
During my campaigning I met an
awful lot of people who had genuine
concerns about various local and
national issues. These in particular
were in relation to anti social
behaviour in the town, lack of
employment opportunities in the area,
excessive development without
improvement of local services. I was
concerned to meet a number of people
in Watton who are in desperate need of
social support – I didn’t think for a
moment that I would spend my first
Sunday as a Councillor sorting out a
food parcel for a resident!
As long as people have realistic
expectations I think there will always
be room for progress. It has to be
appreciated however, that I may not
have the solution to everything, but
will try wherever I can.
Regional issues, such as the proposed
Incinerator at Kings Lynn are still very
topical within the County Council and
require consideration and input from
Councillors from all over Norfolk. I
am still establishing what, if any,
impact this project will have for the
residents of Watton.
Arrangements are in hand for me to
attend Parish and Town Council
meetings, I have already met with the
local Safer Neighbourhood Police
Inspector for Watton and have also
arranged to meet with George Freeman
MP, so I have already hit the ground
running so to speak.
I would like to thank everyone who
voted for me, and have shown they have
the confidence in me to do the job. I
wish to assure those, and everyone else
who resides in the Watton Division that I
shall do my best for them and shall
always act in their best interests.
County Councillor Stan Hebborn can
be contacted on
[email protected] or by
phone on 07557 634892.
County Councillor's Chat
Soon after the recent article about our
Almshouses I was in Watton library
and saw the little book "Watton in an
Earlier Age 1700-1900" published in
1975 which makes interesting reading
as to that period of the towns history.
The library has a copy for reference
and another for borrowing.
Of various benefactors in the 19th
Century, one was Edward Stevens
born in 1767 of an Attleborough
family Having been an insurance agent
he was a successful local brewer and
land owner and in 1833 he had built
four almshouses in the style of those
built in 1611 by Edward Goffe. (The
Goffe Almshouses were on the site of
the car park to the Christian
Community Centre.)
It is recorded that the wish of Edward
Stevens was that his houses should be
for the use of respectable elderly
married couples (remember these were
then tiny single room units !) and in
1840 he conveyed them to Trustees for
the benefit of the town.
It is the successors to the then
appointed Trustees that continue to
own the properties and have the
responsibility for their continued use
and maintenance. As was said in our
previous article the properties were
extended and modernised in 1975 and
the terms of Edward Stevens' Trust
were reaffirmed with some
modernisation at that time. The units
by modern standards are for single
occupancy, at modest cost, subject to
appointment by the Trustees.
Work is in progress on refurbishing
one of our four units which will
become available in the near future.
Please do make contact if you or
someone known to you, a resident of
Watton, would like to be considered to
become resident. We shall be pleased
to give further information and to
show the accommodation.
Clerk to the Trustees, Mr. Keith
Taylor. Tel: 01953 881110
Stevens' Almshouses
My Last Mayors Mardle
Well, this is my last Mardle. I have tried to convey what has been happening in
Watton during my term of office. I hope you have enjoyed my motoring tips.
From comments I have received the article seems to be a success. I just hope it
continues in its present form, but that’s up to my successor.
Firstly, I would just like to say thank you to Jacqui Seal, the Town Clerk,
and her staff for their help and support in my year as Chairman. I have
attended the three Town Team events, all seem to have been a success more
than could be said for the weather on a couple of occasions. I wish them
well for the future.
I have to report how disappointed I and many other residents of Watton found
the wanton damage done down Loch Neaton over the weekend 26 to 29 April.
As a previous Chairman I was peeved to see damage done to the fishing
swims around the Loch. Telegraph poles and logs being used to stop bank
erosion had been lifted and dropped into the water. Two Lifebelts had been
thrown in to the water thereby reducing the safety of the area. The Trustees
cannot point any fingers to the culprits. The damage has been done and
hours if not days of hard work have been wasted, they the Trustees have had
enough and who can blame them.
I was asked to attend the official opening of Happy Feet Nursery on 20
April, Heidi even postponed the opening a week so I could be there. That
was very thoughtful and much appreciated. In case you are unaware the
happy feet Nursery is located in the old doctors surgery behind the Co-op.
What a transformation, a lot of hard work has been done to bring this
building up to the required standard. I wish Heidi and all her helpers all the
very best for the future.
I compile this Mardle as and when during the month prior to publication.
Before this has even gone to print I have more bad news.
Would you believe it one of the Lifebelts down at Loch Neaton has been
burned. It was taken down and a fire set light inside the ring. The majority
of the waste bins have been set alight. Words fail me, or perhaps they don’t,
they are just not printable.
To finish on a brighter note, I would like to thank all the organisations in
Watton for inviting the Mayoress and myself to attend functions.
Remember if you would like the Mayor to attend any function in Watton
please book through the Town Clerk on Watton 881007 as soon as possible.
The Wayland News Page 6 News
In your
Garden with
Lotta Potts
Let’s gloss over the middle of May
as far as the weather is concerned.
Let’s all cross our fingers in the
hope that we aren’t about to have a
repeat of summer 2012. Checking
back on previous Junes, 2011
wasn’t too hopeful either after a
dismal May. Despite any horrible
weather we might have in June, the
flowers will still shine out. Roses
and clematis seem to be the most
reliable shrubs and climbers.
These two stars also have the
advantage that container-grown
plants can be planted in flower so
you can tell exactly what you are
getting and how it will fit in with
the rest of the garden.
This is rather
expensive but if you
have a definite
scheme in mind it’s
worth it and roses
will last for many
years with decent
treatment. They
prefer clay soils to
our sandy Breckland
but this can be
improved (specially
at planting) with well
-rotted compost. The
manure is probably
best used earlier in
the year as mulch.
If you go to the
nursery or shed or
garden centre, have a
look for the rack
containing the pots
or trays of hardy
annuals that have
been overlooked at
watering or have
grown too big for the
container. These
plants will normally
be greatly reduced in
price - bargains to be had for the
shopaholics like me. If you give
them a little tlc then plant them out
once they’ve had a good drink they
will give you a good display. The
annuals will keep going until the
first frost - even beyond in a
sheltered situation - and if you’ve
been lucky enough to bag a
perennial or two there’ll be a good
display next year. Perennials that
you already have should be bulking
up nicely for the season and as we
are so late due to the long winter
and short early spring it might be
worth splitting any clumps that
need it but couldn’t be sorted out at
the ‘proper’ time. It’s a bit risky
but you can’t always go by the
calendar. I suggest splitting some
of the most congested clumps and
leaving others until autumn. The
experts always give us the choice
of doing this job either in autumn
or in spring. Opinions always
vary.
The veg will suffer and this will be
a great pity as it may well put off
some new gardeners enthused by
the grow your own ideas.
Unfortunately the magazine and
newspaper articles are written by
experts and in order to foster the
enthusiasm tend to show sunny
photographs of perfect rows of
veg, none of which has been
attacked by leaf-eating pests. I
find this is a double-edged weapon
as it’s all to easy to look at one’s
own moth-eaten , slug and snail
infested undersized crop and think
‘to heck with that for a game of
soldiers’ or words to that effect
that can’t go in a family
publication and either let the
garden go completely or mow a lot
of grass. For the amateur I think
the best approach is to read as
much as possible, admire the
photos then have a go. Read the
problem pages - no not the ones we
all suspect were submitted to
agony aunts by lonely sailors with
vivid imaginations - but the ones in
gardening magazines. The writers
of these are usually long-
established professional gardeners
who either avoided the problems
we have due to training or have
suffered said problems and found
ways of overcoming them. The
best of them offer a choice of
chemical or organic methods of
dealing with pests, diseases etc.
Back to the veg. If you have a
greenhouse and raised tender veg
from seed June is the time to plant
them out. These veg can also be
direct sown: lettuce, rocket, spring
onions, radish, pak choi and
Chinese cabbage, maincrop carrots,
peas, swedes, chicory, endive,
calabrese, sweet corn, French and
runner beans, courgettes, squashes
and pumpkins. If you have room
for all that lot you know what’s
what and don’t need to read this!
Pick out the ones you like and are
not cheap to buy. For the early
part of June the only perennial
vegetable that I know (there are
probably more) is asparagus and
the taste of freshly harvested
asparagus is second to none. It’s
amazingly easy to grow too.
However, most of the plot is taken
up with the annual ones. Don’t
forget the successional sowings as
well and let’s be honest if you
couldn’t sow at the ‘proper’ time
just think of it as part of the
successional programme you
devised. Your story and stick to it.
If you have a freezer then it’s
certainly worth sowing a lot of
peas and French beans. Runners
don’t freeze so well. If you have
outdoor tomatoes then the cherry
varieties either bush or trailing
varieties in baskets and containers
freeze well but not to eat whole,
but wonderful for soup. I have
found a base mix of these tomatoes
with garlic (also easy to grow but
need to be in the ground much
sooner) and onions is really useful
for all sorts of dishes in the winter.
It’s good to be eating veg you
raised yourself in the dark days of
December. Gives you something
to look forward to! One other veg
that freezes surprisingly well is
sweet corn on the cob. We just ate
some that were frozen last October
and bingo! The trick is to take off
the leaves and silk, wrap them in
foil and freeze as soon as you pick
them. When needed for the
kitchen, get a large pan of salted
water on the boil, add the
unwrapped but still frozen cobs,
boil for five minutes and serve. It
works!
If you don’t have much garden it’s
worth trying fruit and veg in
containers. The ‘Minarette’ type
fruit trees which are single stems
with short fruiting spurs on
dwarfing rootstocks are supposed
to grow well in large pots of about
18” diameter. I tried this but found
they performed a lot better in the
ground. However, strawberries
grow very well in pots, hanging
baskets and even growbags. Now
that really is worth a try. They still
will crop well for only three years
or so but you can pot up the
plantlets on the runners just as if
they were in the ground. They will
need feed as well as extra water but
take up little room. Carrots can be
grown in tall pots ‘long toms’ and
the better varieties are those with
the ‘stump’ root rather than the
long ones. The seed packets tell
you all about this. Peter Seabrook
recommended growing them in the
pots used for container-grown
roses. There you are, go buy a rose
so you can grow carrots in the pot!
There is now a dwarf bean that can
be grown in window boxes or
troughs and it has the advantage of
holding the pods above the foliage
for easy picking. How very simple!
Lettuce, radishes and herbs can also
be grown in containers. A bit of
caution is needed. Make sure the
container is going to be placed so the
contents have the best advantage and
do site the empty containers in their
final positions as they will be
extremely heavy when full. Also lift
them off the ground on pot feet or
bricks so that they can drain
properly. Even plants that like to be
moist don’t want to drown.
You might be able to plant pots so
they don’t need weeding but the
rest of the garden will: keep at it.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri.
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Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Local group E-mail: [email protected]
Saturday 1st June, 11am - 1pm. Venue; NWT Weeting Heath Reserve. A guided walk with NWT Reserve Officer Darrell Stevens. Cost: £2 Donation. Sunday 23rd June, 11am - 4pm. Meet the Breckland Local Group. Venue; Rocklands All Saints/St. Peter Village Open Gardens. Swans Meadow, Mount Pleasant, Rockland All Saints, NR17 1XG. Cost - Admission charge gives access to all 15 gardens open.
Horn Fair 5th May: Well, what
fantastic weather we had and
what a terrific response everyone
gave to make this year’s
Hockham Horn Fair a resounding
success for the village!
We would like to thank everyone
who came along, but in
particular: Chris Garrod and his
hard working team for all their
organisation & help generally,
plus his kind donations for our
tombola stall.
To Jim & Jacqui for allowing us
to use their electricity and water
supply for our refreshment stall –
along with Dave Thomas’
inventive sink arrangement…we
even had a tap that worked!
Marvellous.
Last, but certainly not least, to
everyone in the Gardening Club
for providing plants,
refreshments and tombola items,
not forgetting many of them for
their hard labour. Lots of help
made light work and it was
certainly worth it – this being our
main fund raising event of the
year which allows us to keep
subs low – we managed to raise a
magnificent £98.50 on the plant
stall, £85.50 on the Tombola and
£146.90 on the Teas. WELL
DONE everyone! A combined
£330.90!!
Everyone had a smashing
afternoon and it was nice to see
so many people around the
green and not in a hurry to
leave.
Garden Visit Wed 8th May: Was
to Dale Farm, Sandy Lane,
Dereham. They are members of
the NGS and well worth a visit.
With park gardens and botanical,
floristry backgrounds the owners
have worked magic. It is a true
jewel right in the middle of busy
Dereham! Spread over 2 acres
the garden had a huge pond well
stocked with fish and lovely
marginal plants with a small rill
running into it at one end. There
was an orchard and vegetable
garden. The flower beds will be a
mass of perennial planting but at
this time were filled with Spring
bulbs . . . beautiful! The grounds
were enhanced with very creative
sculptures; do visit if you get the
chance.
15th Garden Club Anniversary
Celebration - Sunday June 9th
Yes, can you believe it is 15year
since the Garden Club started?
We have ordered the cake and
are having a garden party for
members only (so hurry up and
join!) At : Overton House,
Harling Rd. IP24 1NT Starting
at 4pm Everyone is asked to
bring along a dish to share plus
a bottle. This replaces our usual
garden visit.
Flower Show Sunday 25th
August: Keep this as a definite
event in your diaries!
A traditional village flower
show with fantastic quality
exhibits. We look forward to
your entries and support.
For more information look us
up on our website:
www.greathockhamgardeningcl
ub.org.uk.
Or ring me on the number
below.
We are a very active, friendly
club, always keen to increase
our membership and now is a
great time to join. If anyone
would like a lift to meetings
please give me a call.
Jane Dalton (Secretary)
01953 498694
Great Hockham Gardening
Club
News The Wayland News Page 7
Diabetes UK News Jane Little was our guest speaker at our May meeting. She is a Diabetes Dietician
from West Norfolk and she was warmly welcomed back to our group, as it had been
a year since she was last here. Jane once again was able to answer some of our
members queries about dietary requirements for people with Diabetes.
It can be a bit daunting being a Diabetic (either newly diagnosed, or an old
hand!) and worrying about diet. Jane spoke about being sensible and about how
different foods can vary in nutritional values and how portion sizes make a
difference too. Once again the Watton Two had sensible questions to ask!! They
worry me!
Jane was thanked warmly and may even make a return visit next year.
Our next meeting is on Monday 10th June, 10.15am at the Pentecostal Church,
(who we thank for the generous use of their facilities). The speaker at this
meeting will be Sister Marian Dolphin, from the Watton Medical Practice. For
details of this meeting or for information about the group please phone Helen,
01953 884713, leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Watton University of the Third Age
It was sun every day for the forty
nine members who recently returned
from a week’s holiday in the Lake
District. The holiday included a
steam train then sail across Lake
Windermere, the Settle to Carlisle
railway over the Ribblehead viaduct,
the Lakeside Car Museum, and
Holker Hall and Gardens. Photo is of
the Group at the summit of the
Kirkstone Pass.
Tickets are now available for visit to
Hatfield House and Gardens on
Wednesday 12th June and to Ladies
Day at Newmarket Races on
Thursday 11th July. Contact Ron on
01952889951
Alan’s Pub Luncheon Groups next
meeting is at The Stag Attleborough on
Thursday 13th June and Brian’s Group
is meeting at The Twenty
Churchwardens at Cockley Cley on
Tuesday 25th June.
The Croquet Group has now been
reformed and is meeting at the Sports
Centre on the first and third
Wednesday of each month during the
summer at 2pm.
The Group leader is Bill Barnes and
instruction is kindly being given by
Fran and Martin Parker. Martin has
liaised with the sports centre to provide
suitable playing areas. Seventeen
members have joined the Group to date
but places are still available.
Susan Page is leading the Garden visit
Group to Shammer House at North
Creake on Sunday 2nd June (New
venue for 2013) and to Elsing Hall at
Dereham on Sunday 30th June to view
the spectacular display of roses. For
further information contact Susan on
01953 881373.
The next monthly meeting is on
Thursday 27th June when we welcome
the return of “The Last Eel Catcher”
Peter Carter presenting his tales on
“Poaching”
Bradenham
Horticultural
Society We had a very entertaining evening in
April with Peter Carter, the last Fens
Eelman and we are looking forward to
the next couple of months events.
27th May will see us manning our
usual plants sale stall at the
Bradenham Village fete, which this
year will also include a book stall. If
you have any spare plants please do
bring them along.
Sunday 7th July we have organised a
trip to the National Trust property
Belton House near Grantham which
consists of 35 acres of formal and
naturalised gardens and a beautifully
proportioned country house. A
restaurant and shop complete the
facilities. Price structure is
Bradenham Horti members £32.50,
National Trust members £22 and any
non Horti members who would like to
join us will just pay an additional
£2.50 on top of these prices.
Please contact Margaret on 01362
697686 or Marianne on 01362
820744 for bookings or any further
information you might need. Coach
will leave Village Hall around 08.45
(to be confirmed)
Do you know how many shops there are in Watton High Street?
With its wide range of independent shops selling a good assortment of
commodities and services, restaurants and take-aways, banks and a choice of
charity shops together with the weekly market most things are available with
maybe only a permanent independent greengrocer, shoe shop and baby store
missing. Unfortunately there are two or three empty premises. Watton is lucky.
This was the conclusion of Watton Evening WI members at their May meeting
when they discussed this year’s national resolution, which urges members to
support our High Street shops and make the High Street the destination of
choice for goods and services and calls upon decision makers to work
collectively to ensure our High Streets flourish and provide the focal point for
local communities. Many towns are not so fortunate, with many empty shops,
few shoppers lured away by out of town developments that means that those
companies left are finding it hard to survive. The Watton Town Team were
congratulated on their contribution to bring more people into the town with
their various projects and the continuation of free parking in the town was felt
to be a good positive step.
The High Street should be more than just a place to shop. There’s a well
known saying ‘Use it or Lose it’
The evening then took on a more light-hearted nature with a quiz and lovely
refreshments. Mrs. Elsie Warby from the Community Centre joined us to
receive a cheque towards the ongoing restoration project at the centre.
(pictured). For the June meeting we are going racing. Horse racing maybe not!
New members and visitors are always welcome to our meetings. Please contact
Carol Robeson on 01953 881006 for further details.
N.B. By the way there are fifty five shops and offices in the High Street, sixteen
restaurants and takeaways, two banks and six charity shops. Hazel Gillingham.
Watton Evening
Women’s Institute
Watton
Festival
Update Where do the months go?
By the time you are reading this
there will be less than five of them
before the start of this years' Watton
Festival. It may sound a lot but if
the first five months of this year are
anything to go by, October will be
upon us in the blink of an eye! So
now seems to be a good opportunity
to remind you of some of the
exciting things that will be
happening during Autumn half-term
week - there really is something for
everyone.
For the young, youngish or just
young at heart there will be a
showing of Walt Disney's 'Robin
Hood' (TBC), the wonderful puppets
of the Dandini Marionette Company
and of course, our very own Junior
Star Time. For theatre lovers there
will be a two-handed version of
Oscar Wilde's 'Lord Arthur Saville's
Crime' and for music enthusiasts
there will be a whole range of
performances including songs from
the shows by 'Showbitz', a tribute in
words and music to the 'Ladies of
Legend' and a chance to be reminded
of the 'Spirit of the Blitz'. Our
Festival Finale on 2nd November,
will be an evening with Richard
Digance.
This is just a taster of what will be
happening! There will be more
information in the Wayland News in
months to come, including details of
how to take part in Watton's 'Big
Picture' but if you can't wait, try the
Watton Festival website.
Don't have a computer?
The Library will let you use theirs!
Dragonfly Gallery
& Visitor Centre
After we had organised the staffing for
the evening opening of the Dragonfly
Gallery and Visitor Centre on
Thursdays, we discovered that the
Library now opens only on
Wednesday evenings. Therefore, with
effect from Thursday 6th June, we will
move our evening opening to
Wednesday evenings (ie from 4pm to
7pm). We have an extensive range of
crafts, giftware and other locally made
artifacts available to view and
purchase, whether or not an exhibition
is taking place.
To reflect the alterations to
Konectbus services, our
compendium bus timetables have
been updated. They show all buses
operating through Watton and our
Wayland villages on one A4 piece of
paper, Occasionally we are asked for
train and bus timetables for other
parts of the county, We do not
provide for these, for 2 good
reasons: we do not have the space
and keeping them up to date is nigh
on impossible. However, our
compendium shows the Traveline
telephone number (0871 200 2233),
and most timetables can the seen on
websites in the Library.
The Wayland News Page 8 News
On Friday 11th May the members of
Watton Inner Wheel met to celebrate
the Club’s 32nd birthday with a
supper party attended by a large
number of guests including several
visitors from across the District. The
President, Jenny Simons, welcomed
everyone to the Queen’s Hall for this
special occasion and, after the
formalities of roll-call and apologies,
the evening continued with the
traditional lighting of candles for
Inner Wheel past, present and future.
This ceremony was performed by
members Val Semlyen, Pauline
Baldry and Beryl Brannan who,
sharing the distinction of having had
recent hip operations, were
introduced as the ‘Hip-hop Brigade’.
Peter Semlyen, President of Watton
Rotary – with whom Inner Wheel is
intrinsically linked – brought
greetings from his club, thanking the
Inner Wheel members for their
support of many Rotary functions.
The speaker for the evening was Dr.
Patrick Thompson who, for some
years, was the Deputy Master of the
Royal Household. His talk, entitled
‘Catering the Royal Way’ included
many interesting and amusing stories
of life behind the closed doors of the
various Royal Palaces peppered with
personal recollections of his time
spent working for The Firm. It was
delivered in a delightful mixture of
native Suffolk dialect and
idiosyncratic ‘Upper Crust Speak’.
Pam Challand, Vice-President, in
her vote of thanks rightly
commented that Dr. Thompson was
‘a very tough act to follow’ when it
came to public speaking!
Before everyone present enjoyed a
delicious buffet supper prepared by
the Club members Grace was said
by Jill Beech and later the birthday
cake was served. The evening
concluded with a Vote of thanks on
behalf of the visitors delivered by
District Chairman, Maria Raynor.
Rocklands Bingo The next Bingo will be held at Rocklands
Village Hall, NR17 1TP on Wednesday 19th
June 2013
Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm start. Have a great
night out for less than £5! As well as a warm
welcome, there will be cash prizes,
refreshments, raffle and a very generous jackpot
on offer. All proceeds go to the Village Hall.
Birthday Celebrations
for Inner Wheel
President Jenny Simmons with Dr Patrick Thompson
The Westend Waiters in Concert
For Motor Neurone Disease Association
On Sunday, May 5th the Queens
Hall in Watton was full to
overflowing when the Westend
Waiters performed a concert with
all the proceeds being donated to
the Waveney Branch of the
Motor Neurone Disease
Association.
The MNDA both furthers
research and supports those
afflicted with this devastating
disease.
The Waiters have supported this
organisation since they started
nearly 4 years ago and have so
far raised over £6000, their
Sunday concert added a further
£1300 and they are extremely
grateful to all those who
supported and donated to the
concert.
It was a very happy occasion
which both audience and
Waiters certainly enjoyed.
Hackers,
Tackers and
Stuffers with
Project Linus
Norfolk
On Saturday 20th April Hackers,
Tackers and Stuffers hosted an
open workshop making quilts for
Project Linus at the The Well,
Ashill. This was a most enjoyable
and productive day with HTS
members and visitors sewing and
others dropping in, bringing
finished quilts. We must thank The
Well for hospitality and copious
quantities of tea and coffee
supplemented by cakes made by
members.
On behalf of Linus we are
organising a coach to the Fabric
Guild in Leicester on Thursday
12th September at a cost of £16
payable on booking. The coach
will leave Kittell Close Car Park
(behind Queen’s Hall) at 8 a.m.
For further information and
booking ring Jane on 01953
884215.
Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers and
Stuffers continue to meet on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month from 7-9 pm in the Watton
Christian Community Centre.
Currently we have several day
workshops for members only
which will be reported next month.
For details contact Jane at the
number above, look at our Blog on
http://htsqgroupblog.com or, for
Linus only, email on
We welcome new members and
visitors.
News The Wayland News Page 9
Christian Aid Week
in Watton Christian Aid Week this year got off to a fantastic start with
a coffee morning and exhibition at St Mary’s church. Many
people attended and enjoyed the delicious home made cakes
on offer. On Wednesday 15th May 15 hardy souls braved
extremely cold and windy weather to carry out a collection
in the High Street. Many thanks to all who encouraged the
collectors by giving generously.
This was followed by a soup lunch at the Christian
Community Centre where almost 100 bowls of homemade
soup were served to chilly customers.
The final total for Christian Aid Week in Watton will be
published next month.
Right Lesley Cowling and Deacon Steve Sowerby from
Watton Methodist Church serving lunch on Wednesday.
On Saturday 20th April
Hackers, Tackers and
Stuffers hosted an open
workshop making quilts for
Project Linus at the The
Well, Ashill. This was a most
enjoyable and productive day
with HTS members and
visitors sewing and others
dropping in, bringing
finished quilts. We must
thank The Well for
hospitality and copious
quantities of tea and coffee
supplemented by cakes made
by members.
On behalf of Linus we are
organising a coach to the
Fabric Guild in Leicester on
Thursday 12th September at
a cost of £16 payable on
booking. The coach will
leave Kittell Close Car Park
(behind Queen’s Hall) at 8
a.m. For further information
and booking ring Jane on
01953 884215.
Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers
and Stuffers continue to meet
on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday
of each month from 7-9 pm
in the Watton Christian
Community Centre.
Currently we have several
day workshops for members
only which will be reported
next month. For details
contact Jane at the number
above, look at our Blog on
http://htsqgroupblog.com or,
for Linus only, email on
We welcome new members
and visitors .
Hackers, Tackers
and Stuffers with
Project Linus Norfolk Rocklands Primary
School News
School trip to the Ballet in Norwich: The whole school visited
Norwich at the beginning of May to see Northern Ballet’s version
of The Ugly Duckling, a ballet written specially for children.
Reading and Learning Cafés: The Rocklands school children and
their parents are attending reading and learning cafés in school.
Class 1 had their first successful event in April, with more planned
for June when Class 2 and 3 will be hosting their cafés. (Pictured)
Bag2School textile collection: Our next Bag2School textile
collection will be on Monday 1st July. We always appreciate the
village’s help in donating old clothes, linen, towels, shoes. Our
school PTA, now known as the Friends of Rocklands School
(FoRS) organise a roadside bag collection each time. Our last
collection in January earned the school a staggering £350. Thank
you for your support.
Our School Fete is on Friday 5th July from 6pm at the Rocklands
Village Hall. Join us for food, drinks and family fun.
Saturday 22nd
June, 2pm-5pm
A traditional summer fete
for all the family to enjoy!
You are warmly invited to
come along to the Stow
Bedon & Breckles village
fete on Saturday 22nd June
between 2pm and 5pm. We
are very fortunate that we
are able to hold the fete, as
last year, in the lovely
grounds of Stow Bedon
Hall, Lower Stow Bedon. –
situated off the B1111, 5
miles south of Watton (it
will be well signposted on
the day).
We are delighted to
announce that RAZZ and
AUNTIE PEARL, the
official NORWICH CITY
MATCH DAY CLOWNS
will be back with us again
this year, to amuse and
entertain one and all.
In addition to the clowns,
there will be lots to
entertain you throughout
the afternoon, from
listening to a jazz band,
browsing through the book
stall, taking your chances in
the Crossbar Challenge,
having your face painted,
admiring the vintage cars
on display, or simply
enjoying afternoon tea and
homemade cake! Other
stalls include crafts and
produce, bottles, tombola,
bric-a-brac, plants, cakes,
lucky dip and ice cream.
There will be a Fancy Dress
Competition for children
(ages 0-6, 7-10 and 11+)
and the theme will be Alice
In Wonderland.
A variety of traditional
games will be available for
you to try your hand. The
village stocks will also be
available! The children
from Caston primary school
will be providing some
entertainment. Admission
Free!
Organized in aid of Stow
Bedon and Breckles
Churches and other local
charities.
We look forward to seeing
you there!
Stow Bedon and
Breckles Village Fete
The book discussed at the
meeting on 15th May was The
Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Society by Mary Ann
Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Written in the form of letters this
short novel gives details through
its characters of life on Guernsey
during the dark days of German
Occupation. It has comedy and
tragedy in equal measure.
Several members admitted to
having doubts when realising
that this is an epistolary novel
but these were quickly
overcome. One or two had
visited the small island of
Guernsey but we all admitted to
little knowledge of life there
during the dark days of WWII.
Despite the setting the novel is
extremely enjoyable and
readable on all levels with
pathos, romance, horror and
humour. It is an excellent way of
informing about an aspect of
British history which is often
ignored. We were pleased to
discover a happy ending after
tragedy. All were sad to discover
that Mary Ann Shaffer died
before the publication of her
only finished book and it was
completed by her niece Annie
Barrows, as we would love to
read more of her work. This was
a rare occasion when all enjoyed
the novel with no dissenting
voices. We have no hesitation in
recommending it to others.
For our meeting on 19th June we
are reading The White Queen by
Phillipa Gregory.
Shipdham & District Book Group
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Great Cressingham Village Hall Bingo Saturday 15th June
In aid of The East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Doors open 6-30pm eyes down 7-30pm.
Good prizes, Cash game, Raffle and Refreshments.
Tom Shilcock at the Watton based centre.
Matt choreographs for Film, TV & Theatre.
Recent credits include: All Stars 3D, Strictly
Come Dancing, ‘So You Think You Can
Dance’ USA Season 8 Finale, Let’s Dance
for Comic Relief. He has appeared in 10
West End Shows including: Dance Captain
in Dirty Dancing, Guys And Dolls, On The
Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie, spent
time traveling the world with Matthew
Bourne’s Nutcracker & Highland Fling
(USA, Asia, Australia) He has spent the last
10 years teaching at most of London’s top
Performing Arts College’s including Laine
Theatre Arts, London Studio Centre and Arts
Educational.
Tom is a top UK dancer trained
professionally at the prestigious Laine
Theatre Arts. He has danced with several
artists including: Rihanna, Mariah Carey,
Annie Lennox, Jessie J, Jamelia, Meat Loaf,
John Barrowman and Marcus Collins. Tom
has appeared on ‘So You Think You Can
Dance’, the Royal Variety, Brit Awards,
Dancing On Ice and the Olympics.
The Masterclass was led by Matt and Tom
ahead of their launch for ‘CAN YOU
DANCE?’ in Norwich. It was a
Commercial workshop developing the
style and performance required by a
commercial dancer. The students learnt a
routine choreographed by Tom Shilcock
and tips of the trade were fired left, right
and centre learning how to perform to the
camera and use of eye contact between
artist, dancer and audience. The
experience was enjoyable and very
inspiring, an opportunity of a lifetime and
one that the students can hold on to
forever. If you would like to Dance, Sing
or Act then get in contact either via our
Website:
www.young-stars-school-of-dance.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Call: 07887 770 082
Dancing With
TV Stars Since 2006 the Young Stars School Of
Dance have continued to offer professional
training in the performing arts that is both
fun and affordable and available for ALL.
In September 2012 they relocated to
Watton and launched their NEW full time
residence the Young Stars School Of
Dance Performing Arts Centre. Since there
opening they have seen a mass of students
who want to join their vast range of classes
whether socially or as a future career
prospect they have now given children and
young adults the chance to participate in
professionally run sessions with a fully
qualified team of industry professionals
who still play an active role in the industry
today.
In November 2012 they took part in a
mass BBC record attempt which required
tap dancers from all over the country to
learn a set choreographed routine and
perform it on a set day and time.
Unfortunately the project just missed out
on the Guinness World Record Books but
managed to raise a huge amount of funds
for BBC Children In Need.
In April the Young Stars received a phone
call from the BBC’s ‘So You Think You
Can Dance’ Winner, Matt Flint offering a
Private Masterclass with himself and
Watton Rotary
Roundup We are pleased to welcome Keith Bennett
as our latest new member. He was
inducted on 17th April and has swelled
our ranks to 30 regular members, the
highest membership total the club has had
for some years.
A good turnout at Pat Murphy's Quiz
Night on 19th October, which raised over
£400 to go towards the costs of bringing
10 Friends of Chernobyl Children kids
from Belarus for their 2nd 4-week period
of recuperative therapy in Breckland.
We were unable to run our Wednesday
Market bric-a-brac stall on 1st May but
instead we took up a couple of spare slots
on the Town Team's 'Book Fest' at
Chaston Place on 4th May. Although we
had nominal prices for paper- and
hardback books, we were pleased that our
“any donation will do” suggestion proved
popular and a sum of £52 was achieved
for our charities’ fund. At our meeting on
the Thursday prior to the Book Fest,
Town Team leader, Chris Edwards, gave
us and excellent presentation on the
purpose and work of the Town Team.
Pictured: Keith Bennett inducted by
President Peter Semlyen
Martin Anscombe
Little Friends at
Caston School Little Friends at Caston School welcome
families with children from birth to
school age Tuesday mornings 9.30-11.30.
Indoor and outdoor play, crafts and a
snack. £1 per family,1st session free.
Come and join us for a drink and a chat
while the children play.
Rocklands Bingo The next Bingo will be held at Rocklands
Village Hall, NR17 1TP on Wednesday
19th June 2013
Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm start. Have a
great night out for less than £5! As well
as a warm welcome, there will be cash
prizes, refreshments, raffle and a very
generous jackpot on offer. All proceeds
go to the Village Hall.
Coffee Morning The Coffee Morning at the Queens Hall
Watton, on Saturday 6th July. Will be
hosted by the Ladies of Stow Bedon
Church.
Coffee/tea and Homemade Cake will be
available from 9.30 to 1.30.
Ploughmans Lunches served 12 - 1.30 All
proceeds to Stow Bedon Church Funds
News The Wayland News Page 11
Clermont
House Gardens The 14 acres of gardens and woodlands at
Clermont House near Little Cressingham,
are without doubt one of the hidden gems
of the Breckland landscape. Owners,
Diana and John Davies, are opening the
gardens this year again in support of the
National Garden Scheme (NGS).
Every year NGS gardens across England
and Wales welcome about 750,000
visitors. Most gardens which open for the
NGS are privately owned and open just a
few times each year. The gardens give all
the money raised, including from the sale
of teas and plants, to charity.
The Clermont estate was created in the
late 1700′s by the Irish peer William
Henry Fortescue, Earl of Clermont, a
friend of the Prince of Wales and a noted
sportsman. Following the death of his
nephew and heir William Charles
Fortescue in 1829, the estate was sold to
Sir Francis Lyttleton Holyoake
Goodricke and in 1858 it was purchased
by the Duke of Wellington. In 1863
Arthur Richard, Duke of Wellington,
conveyed the Hilborough and the
Clermont Estates to John Remington
Mills.
Notable in the history of the buildings
there, Clermont Hall was the Combined
Mess for the Officers and Men of the
Royal Air Force 21 and 82 Squadrons who
served at Watton & Bodney during the
early years of the second World War.
Clermont House was built in 1972 and
occupies a site in the former walled garden
of Clermont Hall. It was intended to
replace Clermont Hall, then riddled with
rot, as the principal house on the Clermont
Estate but the Hall was subsequently
reduced in size and restored.
The guiding principal of the Clermont
Garden is to collect trees, shrubs and
perennials and plant them in such a way
that they fulfil their potential, give the
garden year round residential appeal and
provide habitat and food sources for
wildlife – which it does in abundance.
From the walled garden is the tranquil
woodland walk which returns to the pond
via the wild flower area.
The garden hosts a large population of
songbirds, notably long tailed tits, finches,
chiff-chaffs and woodpeckers, hawks and
owls. Roe deer appear each day, and
although they cause considerable damage
they do give immense joy.
A particular effort is taken to provide
habitat for hedgehogs and owls. Hawks are
seen here regularly as are Stone Curlews.
The gardens are open Sunday 23rd June
from 2pm to 5.30pm (and we heartily
recommend the cakes and teas!)
Shellrock Circle Club for the Over
50'S of Rocklands and the
Surrounding Districts
Venue: The Village Hall, Rocklands.
8th of May: Our Speaker was a bit of a
washout as he failed to arrive to give us a
talk on "Soap." He found out that he was
double booked and had to delay this talk
until July. Margaret Witt came to the
rescue with a beetle drive and a quiz
about T.V. programmes some of which
were no longer on the network.
We had to reach a long was back into our
memory banks to find the titles to tie up
with the little picture which were our
clues. The raffle and the tea-break was
accompanied with lots of chat so the
afternoon passed very quickly and
pleasantly.
We welcomed two new members from
Attleborough.
The task for the letter "B" was won by
Gillian of Attleborough with a dried
bouquet of red roses that Gillian carried
when she renewed her vows for her Ruby
Wedding.
12th June our speaker will be Neil Story
who will give a talk on the History of
Norwich. We must all know a little about
this but we are sure to find out lots more
interesting facts about this city.
The task will be to bring along something
beginning with the letter "C."
13th of June. The first pick-up of the free
coach mystery tour will be in Gt.
Ellingham at 9.30am. The early start will
include a stop for a coffee break before
proceeding on to the final destination for
lunch. Please remember that the only
thing free is the coach everything else i.e.,
lunch and admittance etc., will be a
personal expense.
New members are always welcome; come
along and see if you would like to join in.
For further details ring Allyson on 01953
488103. See you soon. You might even
like to come along to our Spring Fair on
18th May.
West Norfolk
Aviation Society Members welcomed Chris Samuels, their
speaker at the May meeting, who’s subject
was “Naval Aviation at The Battle of
Midway”
The Battle of Midway 4-7 June 1942,
fought near the Central Pacific island of
Midway, is considered the decisive battle
of the war in the Pacific. Before this battle
the Japanese were on the offensive,
capturing territory throughout Asia and the
Pacific. By their attack, the Japanese had
planned to capture Midway to use as an
advance base, as well as to entrap and
destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Because of
communication intelligence the U.S.
Pacific Fleet surprised the Japanese forces,
sinking the four Japanese carriers, that had
attacked Pearl Harbour only six months
before, while only losing of one carrier.
After Midway, the Americans and their
Allies took the offensive in the Pacific.
Chris illustrated his talk with examples of
the aircraft of both sides, Bombers,
Torpedo Planes and Dive Bombers the
latter being the most effective. Speaker
Secretary, Nigel Tooth thanked Chris on
behalf of members.
West Norfolk Aviation Society - Next
Meeting Tuesday 4th June 7.30pm at
Methwold Social Club “An evening of
Aviation Films”
New members & guests welcomed. For
more Information Tel: 01842 879210
Or visit our Web Site
http://bit.ly/10DCV46
The Wayland News
is your news 01953 858 908
The Wayland News Page 12 News
Wartime
Sweethearts,
GI Brides at
Watton Library A lively and fascinating free presentation by
Libby Morgan from the 2nd Air Division
Memorial Library in Watton Library. 3rd
July, 3pm to 4pm. Booking Essential. For
further information or to book your place
please see a member of staff in the library,
or phone 01953 881671.
Batty about Norfolk's Bats
Are you batty about bats, would you like to
discover what species of bats are in your garden,
school grounds, playing field or somewhere that's
special to you? The
Norfolk Bat Survey
www.batsurvey.org
would like to give people
in Norfolk a unique
opportunity to take part
in an exciting project to
map bat species across
the county. The project
uses the latest advances
in technology for
automating the capture
and analysis of acoustic
data for bats. No
experience in bat
detecting is necessary, all
you have to do is place
an easy to use special
recording device in three
different locations within
a 1km square over a
three night period. You
leave the machine to do
it's thing and Dr Stuart
Newson, BTO Senior
The owners of the Rockland White
Hart pub have accepted an offer from
The Rocklands White Hart
Association (subject to contract) of
£230,000 for the Freehold of the
disused pub, garden and former bowls
green.
In order to prove our intent and ability
to purchase the pub for the future of
the Rocklands Community, we have
been asked to move as quickly as
possible and the owners want
assurances that we have the necessary
funds to make a solid commitment by
the end of June.
The White Hart Association was
formed to save the pub for the
Community now and in the future. It
has been a long and arduous battle due
to the economic climate but, following
the Fleurets valuation, the White Hart
Association submitted a written offer
to purchase the pub for £230,000 in
2012. This offer has now finally been
accepted.
So What Now?
Given that our offer was only accepted
on Saturday 11 May and discussed at
the Parish Council AGM on 13 May,
we now need to act firmly and quickly
to achieve our goal.
Everything now depends upon the
willingness of our villagers and the
wider community to react to the
situation with financial support and
any other form of support that will be
necessary to complete this purchase.
It is hoped that the large numbers who
originally pledged support will now be
ready to act on this, and that others
will be persuaded to join. We believe
that any shortfall can be covered by
temporary, low-interest, loans – but
we want to keep any loans to a
minimum.
We are currently in contact with the
charity, The Plunkett Foundation who
have already helped with the
establishment of 15 community pubs.
We are informed that tax-payers who
invest in a community pub are likely
to be eligible for 30% tax relief on
their investment. Perhaps people will
want to increase the sum they might
have already pledged and encourage
new investors to join a Community
Benefit Society to save our pub. (For
further information visit: http://
www.plunkett.co.uk)
Pub specialists Fleurets valued the pub
at £230,000 with a view to renting it to
a community-minded publican for
around £20,000 per annum. A further
£20,000 would be needed for
refurbishment etc., with the new tenant
being expected to pay a lower rent
whilst getting the business established.
Now is the time to get talking to each
other about this opportunity and make
things happen. Apart from the
community needing its pub now, we
need to look to the future and the
legacy we leave for the next
generation.
More information will be forthcoming
soon. Meanwhile, please respond by
sharing any suggestions, questions or
concerns.
Finally if anybody has any experience
or expertise that could help us, the
Association would be delighted to hear
from you.
Communication with the Committee
can be made via
Post ~ North End, Thieves Lane,
Rocklands NR17 1UH
Phone ~ 01953 747787
e-mail ~ [email protected]
WAYLAND CMA Saturday June 8th Danny Lee Band
Tel 01953 889 890 for details “The Best In Country Music” 8 ‘til late
Letters to the
Editor
Parking in Watton We all know parking is at a premium, but
does this excuse the total disregard for
where and when you can park?
Parking on yellow lines is apparently the
norm in town, from buses, who wait just
after the Harvey Street junction, to cars
and vans outside the post office to the
pedestrian crossing.
Then we have the High Street business
that thinks the parking bay outside the
butchers is solely for their van, even
putting out Police bollards to stop anyone
else!! And then regularly taking several
hours to unload. Recently on Market day,
it was there from midday till gone 4.30.
Please can we get this under control, a
traffic warden for a month ticketing
EVERYBODY that parks illegally
would surely make a difference.
R Hollingworth.
Ed: Mr Hollingworth makes some very
interesting points. The traffic flow in
Watton High Street, especially on
Wednesdays is dreadful. Just yesterday
(15th) I saw two Konnect buses double
parked, side by side, embarking
passengers, completely blocking the
High Street and gridlock at school times
is quite common. It is surely only a
matter of time before the passage of an
emergency vehicle is impeded leading to
an avoidable tragedy.
Personally, I am not certain enforcement
is the answer, I feel the deliberate design
of the bottleneck outside the Post Office
(which was put there to act as a traffic
calming measure) is now not a good
idea.
I put Mr Hollingworth's points to
Councillor Claire Bowes who checked
with enforcement officers exactly what
the position was in Watton and she said
“I am told that Civil Enforcement
Officers (CEO’s) visit Watton regularly,
several times a week. Watton also
benefits from a drive-through when the
CEO’s are en-route to/from Thetford.
“Officers tell me they have issued 53
ticket (mostly around the High Street
area) in the last six weeks on 16 different
dates showing their attendance is quite
regular and they are fairly productive
when they are there.”
Cllr Bowes continued “Watton, like
Dereham and many market towns where
the Market takes place on the
carriageway has its own issues as
traders often ‘push the boundaries’ of the
parking restrictions which makes
enforcement against other difficult. The
County highways team are currently
reviewing some of these market towns to
ensure the restrictions on the ground
match the actual workings of the town.”
“Enforcement authorities are in a
difficult situation. Enforcing consistently
often upsets the smooth running of these
markets at a time when markets, in
general, are struggling.”
“I am told that Watton will be included
in this review although I have no
timescale for this.”
On the matter of parking on a single
yellow line Cllr Bowes pointed out
“Residents should remember that
parking on a yellow line isn’t necessarily
an offence, as a Blue Badge holder can
legally park for up to 3hrs which often
creates the perception of abuse when in
reality their parking is quite legal. You
don’t need many blue badge parkers to
make the short lengths of yellow line on
the High Street look quite busy.”
Ultimately, the smooth running of traffic
in and around Watton is the
responsibility of drivers. If the
community chooses to abuse the system
of parking, there is little anyone can do
about it.
Saham Toney Allotments Crimes During the evening of Friday 3rd May,
our allotments at Saham Toney were
broken into; we the plot holders suffered
the following:
8 Sheds had their locks cut by croppers.
One shed (and contents) was completely
burnt to the ground, - plus adjacent 2 x
1,000 litre ‘full’ water containers and
compost heaps.
Despite the break-ins, nothing seems to
be missing, except for the plot holders
who lost their shed and contents.
On a more cheerful note: Some of our
plot holders got together, they cleared up
the debris and disposed of the remains.
An old shed was then donated and sited
on the plot, plot holders and also friends
from the local area gave spare tools to
replace those destroyed in the fire, all
were gratefully appreciated by the
unfortunate owners of the lost shed.
We unfortunately do not know the
motive for this act, could it be travellers
after rotavators and power tools, or just
vandals.
As Chairman of the Saham Toney
Allotments, I would like to sing the
praises of my fellow allotment holders
and friends for their ‘Community Spirit’
they contributed both time, effort and
tools to assist those that lost all on the
site. Also I have been extremely
impressed by the local Police who have
treated this incident as a Crime Scene
and issued us with DNA identifiers for
our equipment.
Trevor Bunce, Chairman Saham Toney
Allotments
We need your help -
White Hart pub offered
to Rocklands village
Threxton Coffee Morning Thank You We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to
enjoy our recent coffee morning. We appreciate all your support,
which resulted in £150 being raised for the Church.
Research Ecologist (and project
manager for Norwich Bat Group)
and his assistants will do the
really clever bit and analyse the
results. By taking part, you will
help rewrite our understanding of
bats in the county and Dr Newson
and his team will let you know
what species of bats were
recorded in your area. Already
there have been records of seldom
recorded species.
In this first pilot year there are a
limited number of detectors, so if
you are interested in taking part,
you need to be quick! To reserve
your 1km square to survey, go to
the online survey map
www.batsurvey.org/sign-up. After
selecting a 1-km square (or
squares if interested in covering
more than one square), you will be
given a web link to a site where
you can reserve a detector to use
from the most convenient Bat
Monitoring Centre to you.
Watton Library is very proud to be
a Bat Monitoring Centre. We have
already surveyed the library car
park and discovered we have
Pipistrelle bats.
News The Wayland News Page 13
A Quick Look
Round By Orbiter
Well it seems to have been quite a
month for things happening, with the
local council elections taking centre
stage, for with the emergence of the
UKIP party, things have certainly been
livened up, though whether their
successes will be repeated when the
‘nationals’ come round is yet to be
seen.
Of course the main issue is that of a
possible referendum about the
continued membership of the EU, at
least in its present form, since there is
a general sense of frustration regarding
the many restrictions that forbid our
government to actually govern.
As at all elections these days, the turn-
outs of voters suggest that not enough
interest is shown, and proposals are
mooted to make voting compulsory.
Though in theory this could improve
matters, it would just mean a plethora
of ‘nuisance votes’, favouring
otherwise no-hope candidates, thus
distorting the polls completely.
Last month Wayland News drew
attention to the need for a walkway or
other facility for pedestrians and
cyclists between Ovington and Watton.
It is obvious to all that travelling in
that manner along the A1075 is most
hazardous, and it would seem that even
a properly paved path alongside that
road would not offer much
improvement.
Could not some use be made of the
land inside the hedgerow, for most
fields nowadays have a set-aside
margin ? Of course a short return to
the main roadside would be necessary
at the bridge over the water-course
(known by some as the Wissey). Or
even a direct old-style footpath aiming
straight towards Watton, via a new
wooden foot-bridge, which would be
far cheaper than a paved path along the
road ?
Of course this is just a view of an
outsider, who might well be urged to
mind his own business, but in the old
days travellers made their own tracks
between villages, using direct routes,
and it does seem to the onlooker that
an old-fashioned style footpath might
be the answer.
In Watton itself I was rather sad to see
that the Town Clock was no longer a
feature, its place being taken by what
appeared to be a rather large hub-cap,
or a figure-less dartboard. Of course it
makes sense not to pay out for
maintenance or repairs on these
ancient artefacts, which can be very
expensive, so I assumed that this
historic feature of the Town had been
consigned to oblivion. My sadness
was suddenly dispelled on my next
visit to the High Street, for Lo and
Behold there was the clock once again
in place and in splendid nick, so it
must have been off for a complete
refurbishment. Panic over !
An item in my national newspaper
reports that a rare beetle that was
thought to have become extinct, since
no examples had been seen since 1906,
has been found near the East Anglian
coast. Is it not more likely that the
beetle has been around all the time and
it is just the shortage of coleopterists
that has been the trouble ? After all,
they are quite thin on the ground, and
are very rarely seen.
It is not often these days that our rulers
announce measures that we see as
common sense, so it is good to read
that it is intended to bring back the
names of the counties that were
removed a few years ago, for what
reason was never made clear. It does
not mean much to others, but if you
hail from, say, Huntingdon or Rutland,
then it must have been very annoying
to lose that identity.
The world recently said farewell to
Mrs.Thatcher, and though not
everyone found her premiership to
their liking, it was sad that there was
an element of antagonism shown at the
time of her funeral, certainly surprising
since most of the protestors had not
even been born at the time she was in
office.
Some rather surprising comments have
been made by government ministers
lately, one defending benefit cuts by
telling those affected to ‘get jobs’.
Needless to say he did not say where
these jobs might be found, while
another minister bemoaned the fact
that so many loopholes in the taxation
system were being exploited, ignoring
the fact that it was the system itself
that was at fault.
Yes, the tax laws are so complicated
that loopholes are so hard to close.
What started out many years ago as a
simple tax on incomes, soon became
distorted as, one after another,
exemptions had to be made to avoid
unfairly penalising hard hit
individuals, resulting in the chaos that
obtains today, with not even the
revenue people able to cope.
Finally, what a disaster for football
fans, with the Cup Final kick-off
banished to 5.15 p.m., just to satisfy a
television company.
What will be next? Perhaps the B.B.C.
will insist that the Remembrance
ceremony in Whitehall on November
11th should start with the two minutes
silence beginning at, say, six p.m. to
coincide with the national news
bulletin.
It wouldn’t surprise me.
Doing Our Bit
For The
Environment
With all the recent buzzwords of
"sustainability" and being "eco-
friendly", it is worth remembering that
these core principles have been at the
heart of your local W.I. Country
Market, latterly the Country Market,
since its inception.
A good example can be found on our
fresh produce counters which
encompasses seasonal fruit, vegetables
and plants. Having been grown locally
you can be certain of their provenence
whilst freshness and quality is assured.
We are contantly looking for
additional producers who may be
interested in joining us, so if you
sometimes have a surplus of garden
produce or, indeed, are a keen cook
and would enjoy meeting like-minded
people, please pop in and see us on a
Wednesday morning.
We are open from 8.30 until 11.30 in
the Watton Christian Community
Centre at the western end of the High
Street, just before the library.
Homeade crafts are also well
represented and range from wooden
toys, knitwear, greeting cards and
jewellery. Farm fresh eggs are always
available and are most popular. Please
come in and feel free to browse and
maybe take some light refreshment in
the adjacent hall.
Put Watton on
the Map Chamber Chair's Comment, by Norman Wilson
The Town Team are fantastic in helping to put
Watton on the map. I wish others could be the
same.
The last two events, the Motorcycle and Book
events, have created real publicity for the town.
More importantly, from anecdotal evidence, they
have increased footfall and spend in the shops.
They are giving really a good reason to come to
Watton.
Once people come they are likely to return when
they receive excellent service and advice.
I witnessed a great example of that service at the
dry cleaners. Time was irrelevant when
explaining to a lady how the process would
affect the curtaining and the lining giving
reassurance on the result. No time was spared, no
rush to get her “processed”.
The next event is the classic car event on the
weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of June.
However it seems that others do not have us on
their map. When the EDP publish maps of
Norfolk for some reason Watton more often than
not does not appear. From now on we should
remind them we exist.
When NWES ran start-up support in Breckland
using the Norfolk County Council’s funding
managed by Breckland Council; yes, we had the
initial day but no start-up course. Iain at the
Wayland Partnership gathered together a larger
attendance at the initial day than Thetford did -
but Thetford got the course. This is not good
enough. It must change!
Breckland is, from the statistics produced for
West Norfolk when they paid for a study a few
years ago, in the bottom 20% of districts for
economic success. Watton does not have the
support given to Thetford or Dereham. We have
opportunities to do something about this. This
will only come to fruition if we obtain an
advantage and do something about or
disadvantages. We want Watton to be place you
can come to for new and growing businesses.
This is a key way to raise us up the table.
We have a number of things going for us. The
A11 is being dualled and the train service from
Cambridge to Norwich is going to increase in
frequency. We will be an hour away from
Cambridge and 45 minutes from the centre of
Norwich. We need superfast broadband which
has been taken up by our MP George Freeman.
This is an essential part of the package. Finally
would it not be great if the embryo project to
produce ‘Babes in the Wood’ as part of the
Norwich Festival was near Wayland Wood
where it belongs!
Lt. Cressingham
and Threxton
Rolls of Honour As next year is the centenary of the outbreak of the
First World War, there will be nationwide
recognition of those who served their country.
There will be various projects, displays,
exhibitions and research of the men behind the
names on the War Memorials and Rolls of Honour
throughout the country. Little Cressingham
Heritage Group has already undertaken a
substantial amount of research into the soldiers
whose names appear on the Rolls of Honour
which are located in St. Andrew's Church, Little
Cressingham and All Saints Church, Threxton.
However, there is nothing like the personal touch
and so we would very much like to hear from
anyone willing to share memories/stories etc. of
any relatives who served in WW1 with links to
Little Cressingham, The Arms or Threxton. A
way of commemoration is by learning more about
the person behind the name and his family. The
results will form part of the village archives for
posterity and will also feature in a local display in
2014. Please contact Sue or Eddie Wakefield for
a chat on 01953 883478.
Total Health Therapy in Watton
will be holding a Best Foot
Forward Falls Awareness Event
during 17th – 21st June as part
of Age UK’s Falls Awareness
Week. The aim is to get people
to put their ‘best foot forward’
by keeping their feet healthy to
prevent falls in later life. As
well as keeping their feet in
good shape, the event will show
there are a whole range of
things that can reduce the risk
of a fall.
The week will highlight how
important it is for everyone to
keep their feet healthy in order
to maintain mobility and
independence throughout life.
Foot conditions can result in
foot pain, which in turn can
cause problems with balance,
walking and sensation in the
feet – all of which can lead to
falls. With around 30% of over
65s and 50% of those aged over
80 falling every year, Age UK
is calling on older people to
attend local activities during
Falls Awareness Week to learn
how to prevent falls and keep
feet healthy all year round.
Total Health will also be
holding their own Falls
Awareness event throughout
June at their clinic in Watton
which will include information
on preventing falls, 10% off a
new pair of slippers in
exchange for your old or sloppy
slippers and a FREE walking
stick MOT. The clinic also has
a podiatry service assisting
people with good foot health.
People in later life or concerned
relatives are invited to join in to
find out what they can do to
help prevent falls.
Rachel Ray of Total Health
Therapy said “There are many
reasons why people start to
experience falls and often some
simple tips and advice can help
to prevent a fall. Something as
simple as a new ferrule on a
walking stick can make the
difference between walking
with confidence and being at
risk of a fall. I would urge
anybody who is concerned to
visit us for advice”
Michelle Mitchell, Charity
Director General at Age UK,
said ‘Foot pain and falls are not
inevitable as we get older.
There are lots of things that we
can do to help prevent falls and
keep our feet healthy
throughout life – from simply
having regular foot checks to
wearing well-fitting shoes,.
During the event, people will be
able to find out more about how
to look after their feet and how
to do simple exercises that
could help prevent falls.”
During Falls Awareness Week,
AGE UK will be supporting
events across the country
highlighting how important it is
to look after your feet as well
as the benefits of staying active
in later life. For more
information visit:
www.ageuk.org.uk/falls
or call 0800 169 6565.
To take part in the Total Health
Therapy Best Foot Forward
event visit the clinic at 8
Thetford Road, Watton IP25
6BS
or call 01953 886860
Put Your Best Foot
Forward For Age UK’s
Falls Awareness Week
At Total Heath
Church Times and News The Wayland News Page 14
Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for June
St. Mary’s Church, Watton
www.stmaryswatton.org
Open Wed 10.30-3.00pm & Thurs10-12.30pm. You are
welcome to come into church to enjoy the peace and
tranquillity, say a prayer or just to look round. Church members
will welcome you and serve refreshments.
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion 2nd
Wednesday Morning Worship
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm
Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]
Sun 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 9th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 16th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Group Service of Holy Communion
Last Service By Rev Geoff Garrett
Sun 23rd 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Worship
12.30pm Holy Baptism
6.30pm Praise and Worship with Shine
Speaker—The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick Bishop of Lynn
Sun 30th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Group Service Holy Communion
at St Nicholas’ Church Ashill
Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet
reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am
It’s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek
Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church
Member. Minister: Deacon S Sowerby 01953 881035
Sun 2nd 10.45am Mrs A Fox
6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck
Sun 9th 10.45am Mr S Lynn
6.30pm Mr J Winner
Sun 16th 10.45am Deacon S Sowerby
6.30pm Holy Communion
Rev M Pillay & Deacon S Sowerby
Sun 23rd 10.45am Rev M Pillay Holy Communion
6.30pm Miss J Woor
Sun 30th 10.45am Mrs J Semmons
6.30pm Mrs S Greenaway
Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton
Children have their own programme during the
Sunday morning services
Sun 2nd 10.30am “God’s Fellow Workers -
We are Fellow Workers with One Another”
Sun 9th 10.30am We are Fellow Workers for God”
Sun 16th 10.30am We are Fellow Workers with God”
Sun 23rd 10.30am You are God’s Field”
Sun 30th 10.30am You are God’s Building”
St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill
Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 2nd 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 9th 9.30am Morning Worship
Sun 23rd 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 30th 10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion
St. George’s Church, Saham Toney
Sun 2nd 10.30am Benefice Service of
Holy Communion & Holy Baptism
Sun 9th 11.00am Morning Worship
Sun 23rd 10.30am Holy Communion
S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke
Sun 9th 10.30am Holy Communion
Sun 23rd 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington
Sun 9th 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 23rd 10.30am Pet Service
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon & Thompson
Worship Calendar for June
Sunday 2nd June - First Sunday after Trinity
10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham
Sunday 9th June - Second Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton
10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston
Sunday 16th June - Third Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham
10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon
Sunday 23rd June - Fourth Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton
10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson
Sunday 30th June - Fifth Sunday after Trinity
10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles
6:00 pm ‘Through the garden gate’ Caston
Songs of Praise service of hymns & readings
Sunday 7th July - Sixth Sunday after Trinity
10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston
Watton Food Bank donations received at all
regular Sunday morning services
PRAY AND PLAY Wednesdays 10:15 am, Caston Primary School Hall
For those of all our parishes with children aged 0-5
Short Holy Communion, kiddies’ Christian songs;
social & play time
‘THE WAY’ YOUTH GROUP (ages 11+)
7th June, 7:00 pm, Rectory
23rd June, Meeting with other Church youth groups,
7:00 pm, Rectory
Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222;
Email: [email protected]
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Mary’s Church, Watton
Sunday 16th June at Watton Christian Community Centre
2.30pm until 4.00pm Please join us, a warm welcome awaits
you and your friends.
Watton Bereavement Support Group June Events
Wed 5th No meeting - Annual Outing Mon 17th 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses
Andrew Francis
Funeral Service
Telephone 01953 883 033
Watton’s Only Independent Family Funeral Directors
Pre-Planned Funerals
An alternative to the Pre-Paid Funeral plan is
Pre-Planned Funerals, where we can discuss all the requirements
of the Funeral either in the comfort of a client’s own home or in
our office.
We can store these details so that when they are required we have
them taking away a large amount of worry and confusion from
relatives.
We will also issue the client with paper work to include in their
own files confirming we have all the details, there are
NO CHARGES for this service.
All Saints Church, Threxton
Our next Service is Sunday 2nd June at 10am
How big is your world? Thought for the month by Deacon Steve Sowerby,
Watton Methodist Church That may be a strange question but the reason I ask is that I have
recently become good friends with some amazing and inspirational
people I have never even met!
Some of them live in the U.S; some of them live in Thailand, and
some of them live just around the corner. But one thing that we all
have in common is a desire to connect with each other and share a
little bit of our lives with each other. One thing it has taught me is
how to introduce myself in Thai.
Sawadee Krub, Pom Chu Steve.
My life now is not the same as it was six months ago; richer, all
because of meeting new people.
Social media can be a very exciting way to make new friends and
expand your knowledge of the world outside of the Wayland area.
On most social media platforms you are invited to ‘follow’ people.
This means that you can view their current status online and follow
their lives depending on what they want you to know. We have all
heard of how social media can be used for evil purposes with some
exploiting children and vulnerable adults.
It takes a certain amount of courage and trust to share just a little part
of your life with those you barely know, and unfortunately, some
people become targets for these evil-minded individuals.
However, if we are wise about social media and how we can use it
safely, it can open a whole new window on the world.
When Jesus asked his disciples to follow him, he was allowing them
to participate in his life journey; to become friends and become part of
his life.
There may have been many questions in the minds of Peter, James
and John and the other disciples; their trepidation met with equal
amounts of fear and doubt. However, what was to happen to them
would change the course of humankind and set the whole world on
course for a greater future with God.
God had invited the world to share with him in his story.
The wonderful news is that Jesus is still inviting us to be his friends
and to share in his life; and when we do, God opens a window on the
world that expands the way we view the world.
When you make the decision to ‘follow’ Jesus, your world will
become much bigger and your life will never be the same again.
The Rev’d Geoff and
Anne Garrett leaving
Watton Service Our first reaction is one of sadness and regret that Geoff and Anne are
leaving us after five years of friendship and ministry amongst us.
We thank God for that ministry and for all that has been achieved in
those years.
We at St Mary’s remember our church building as it was five years
ago and the transformation that has occurred under Geoff’s
leadership, making the church a more vibrant and welcoming place.
But, more than that, we think of the lives touched and enriched by
Geoff and Anne’s loving pastoral care, both within the church and the
wider community.
We wish them every happiness and blessing in their new parishes and
we invite you to join us for their last service of Holy Communion at
St. Mary’s on Sunday 16th June at 10am.
Hackers, Tackers and
Stuffers with Project
Linus Norfolk On Saturday 20th April Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers
hosted an open workshop making quilts for Project
Linus at the The Well, Ashill. This was a most enjoyable
and productive day with HTS members and visitors
sewing and others dropping in, bringing finished quilts.
We must thank The Well for hospitality and copious
quantities of tea and coffee supplemented by cakes made
by members.
On behalf of Linus we are organising a coach to the
Fabric Guild in Leicester on Thursday 12th September at
a cost of £16 payable on booking. The coach will leave
Kittell Close Car Park (behind Queen’s Hall) at 8 a.m.
For further information and booking ring Jane on 01953
884215.
Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers continue to
meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7 -
9 pm in the Watton Christian Community Centre.
Currently we have several day workshops for members
only which will be reported next month. For details
contact Jane at the number above, look at our Blog on
http://htsqgroupblog.com or, for Linus only, email on
We welcome new members and visitors .
Advertising The Wayland News Page 15
Tom's Kickboxing Academy Tom's Kickboxing Academy (TKA) in Shipdham, opened its doors to
the public in June last year, and has now held its second grading.
Seven students took part in the grading ranging from the ages of 7-14
and all passed, two of which double double graded.
The club's Chief Instructor, Tom Oldridge 1st Dan Black Belt, said
"This shows just how far the students have progressed as they have
put so much effort and hard work into their training, it also just shows
how much the club has progressed as well as we began with 5 students
over two day's now we have 25 students.”
Mr Oldridge then commented on the students who had double graded.
"I knew the boys would double grade as they had progressed and
worked very hard over the past months its a pleasure to have graded
them.”
If you are interested in taking part in kickboxing contact TKA on
07585663905 or [email protected].
Group Photo (Left): Left to Right: Scott Gibbon (Examiner), Tom
Oldridge (Instructor/Examiner), Brook Ewen 9th Kyu Red Stripe,
Corie Ewen 9th Kyu Red Stripe, Emily Buckley 8th kyu Orange
Stripe, Katie Long 8th kyu Orange Stripe, Bryce Adams 8th kyu
Orange Stripe, Jordan Franklin 7th Kyu Yellow and finally Ryan
Ferrari 9th Kyu Red Stripe.
Double graders photo (Below) Left to Right: Tom Oldridge
(Instructor/Examiner), Bryce Adams 8th kyu Orange Stripe, Jordan
Franklin 7th Kyu Yellow Stripe and Scott Gibbon (Examiner)
Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Ishin Ryu has, this month, celebrated 23 years of
teaching Ju Jitsu. Having started life with just 7 students
in a small hall in Hertfordshire, it now boasts thousands
of students and affiliates across the world.
As part of Ishin Ryu's yearly celebrations, they have
continued the tradition of selecting a worthy charity to
raise money for. The past 12 months have seen students
raising money for "Scotty's Little Soldiers" and at the
yearly celebratory dinner Soke Kevin Pell, the founder
and chief instructor of Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu was proud to be
able to hand over the promise of nearly £7,000.
Well done to all those students who helped raise such a
grand amount for such a worthy cause.
For further information on local Ju Jitsu classes, please
contact us on [email protected] or call direct on 01953
483795
Pictured: Del Shannon, Trevor Steward, Andy Herbert,
Soke Kevin Pell, Sheila Eglen, Andy Tierny
The Ovington
Crower
Well hare yew gittin on tergither, hoop
yare orl in tha pink and gitten tha ole
gardin in shearp.
Cor Blarst were hed a seerus owtbreark of
sunbern of leart, ole missus G she hev
cum owt orl oova wi grate ole blistas, she
hent niva tearkin har coot orf since larst
Octooba, soo she got orl bunt up suffin
bad. Mind yew shes a slummikan grate
mawtha so thars plenty of har to git bunt.
She say ter me she say “Cor Sid hent thet
a rummin I ony took my shut orf fer a
mite an lookit me I’m orl of a dutha” Thas
orl down ter the sun yer no, we ent yoosed
tew it an thet cort a lotta peeple owt. Cos
ware back ter the ole rearn agin now, an
thas tunned pretty cowld as well.
Things in tha willage are set to chearng
afor long I rekkun, ware gotta hev a
public meeting in tha horl learta on tha
week, thas ware orl the hool willage git up
thar an give tha ole chairman and cowncil
some teddy abowt how thar mearkin a
mess o things, an wot thar orta dew abowt
it. Yewshully tha doont teark any notis an
carry on tha searm, but this year thars
gonna be a revolt an I rekkun tha ole chair
is gonna hev to chuck in tha towel. Gud
jobanorl, his bin thar since Horry ware a
lad an thas a fare ole time.
We thort tha cowncil ware gunna git owt
tha ole gardin tewls owt an git thet
footpath tew Watton dug owt afore now,
but no, tha hint lifted a fork nor nuthin.
Horry he say ter me he say “Sid” he say
“Ware gunna hev to git owersalves
uppa tha horl and hev a sittin
protest” I say tew him I say “Wos
thet gonna ‘cheve, thar’ll jist lock us
in an goo orf hoom, then we sharnt
git no tea or nuthin nor git up tha
pub fer a pint” “Arr” he say “I
orlreddy gotta creart o pale ale hid
up in tha storeroom, and yor missus
kin dew a wun o har grate ole pies,
kip us gooin fer a cuppla dears”
“Who else is gonna be thar?” I
arsked. “Well” he say “I ent sin enny
wun yit, but sune as thar no were set up
fer tha long horl, thar’ll be hunnards of
them, yew mark my wuds”
“Yorl be lucky” I say “Thar ent more than
a hunnard an fifty folk live here
anyoldhow, an moost o them doont give a
fig”
“Ware gotta meark a stand Sid” he say
“Ware gotta hev a chearnge o cowncil or
we shall hefta set up ower oon band o
bruthas, we shall hevva revolt,-------wos
the time Sid, we orta hoss orf tew tha pub
and discuss ower stratgy oova a pint or
sevral”
I jist played alonga him cos wen he no
Norrige City hent gooin down nex year,
he’ll fergit orl abowt revoltin an git owt
his ole green an yella scarf, an goo
hollerin around tha city tellin peepal thas
orl his dewing cos tha manager took
nootis o his (Horry’s) stratgy. Jist as well
the manager dint teark nootis cos Horry’s
ideer of football is to niva mind tha borl,
jist kick tha otha side orfa tha pitch.
Hent sin tha ole Wicar leartly, she say
larst time she cum tew Charch, thet sum
Ovington peeple, lookin hard at Horry,
ware “Beyond Redemshun” woteva thet
means.
Cos ware got orl new heatin and lites in
tha Charch now, so wen thas a bit sharp
owtside tha ole lottment peeple kin git in
thar an hev a bit of a warm up, afore
dewing a bit o choppin owt.
Praps thas wot tha Wiccar wos on abowt
cos she hefta pay the lectric I spose.
Goo ta hell, thas stopped rearnin, so I
betta git my teartas haled up afore we git a
nutha frorst.
Teark care tergitha and dew yew kip a
troshin.
Boy Sid
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WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY
June
Sat1st NWT Guided Walk at NWT Weeting Heath reserve 11am
Sat 1st Caston Village Fete 2pm Chase Farm.
Sat 8th Ovington Village Fete 1pm to 4pm See article.
Mon 10th Diabetes UK at the Pentecostal Church 10.15am Speaker:
Sister Marian Dolphin, from the Watton Medical Practice
Sat 15th Open Gardens, Rocklands 11 - 5pm
Wed 19th Bingo, Rocklands Village Hall Eyes Down 7.45pm
Thur 20th Family History Evening at Carbrooke See art.
Fri 21st Barn Dance on aid of FOCC See ad for details
Sat 22nd Stow Bedon & Breckles Fete 2pm See Art
Sun 23rd Town Team Classic Car Run in the High Street See art
Sun 23rd Meet the NWT Breckland Group at Rockland All Saints
Open Gardens.
Sun 23rd Open Gardens, Rocklands 11 - 5 pm
Sat 28th } Through the Garden Gate - Open Gardens
Sun 29th } at Caston See article for full details
Sun 29th 7.3-pm Concert and Open garden at Houghton Barns,
South Pickenham. See ad for details
July Sat 6th Coffee Morning Queens Hall Watton 9.30-1.30
Ploughmans lunches (In aid of Stow Bedon Church)
Sat 13th Coffee Morning at Ovington Village Hall See ad
This picture of Watton Town Football
Club was taken in 1967 when the teams
pictured played Putney. Paul Thompson
supplied the picture and has managed to
name nearly everyone – but can you fill in
the blanks?
Back Row (A Team): Brian Couzens,
Terry Tennant, Graham Watson, ?,Tony
Shipp, ?, Brian Worby, Frank
Williamson, ?, John Ashfield
Middle Row (Reserves) : Mal Finch, Nigel
Tilford, Peter Thorpe, Ray Kemp, Robin
Mitchell, Trevor Mounter, Dick Jessup,
Rodney Ward, Tony Rix, Paul Thompson
Front Row (First) : Trevor Whitmore, Ray
Keeler, Terry Cocks, David Quadling
(hidden), Peter Bunn, Chris Warner, Robin
Danford, Trevor Tuttle, Robin Worden,
John Saunders
Keepers kneeling: John Buckenham. Les
Easter, Noel Dye. Walter Goldsmith is on
the right and the picture was taken by
George Jessup.
Watton Town FC 1967 Team Picture
Richmond Park Golf Club
Ladies Section The Lady Captain’s Charity Day (played on Monday 22nd April) was a
stableford competition played over 18 holes, but with only 12 hidden holes to
count as the final score. The winner was Jan Bone, who scored 28 points
over the 12 holes. Second was Elaine Aberdeen who scored 26points.
Pictured left: Jan Bone (right) receiving her prize from Captain Eileen Chard.
This was followed by a nine hole putting competition and then a raffle. The
putting competition was won by Diane Pitman with a score of 20. £235 was
raised in total and will be going to the Great Ormond Street Children's
Cancer charity.
Combination Cup ( played on Monday 29th April) Format - 6 holes
Foursomes, 6 holes Greensomes, 6 holes better ball: The winners were
Lesley Davis and Rosie Sutterby with a score of 69.5
Runners up were Jan Bone and Anne Achilles with a score of 72 points.